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Max Township vs Macville Township

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (42.7× in Max Township) and street grid (2.5× in Max Township).

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Max Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 141 people
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Macville Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 159 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Max TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.3% conserved land6.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Max Township →
Macville TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.9% conserved land19 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Macville Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker42.7×
Max Township is more of a job hub
Max Township 1.28Macville Township 0.03
Street grid2.5×
Max Township has the more walkable street grid
Max Township 0.5Macville Township 0.2
Trails2.7×
Macville Township has more miles of trail
Macville Township 18.7 miMax Township 6.9 mi
Conserved land+18.4 pts
Max Township has more conserved land
Max Township 52.3%Macville Township 33.9%
Homeowners+11.4 pts renters
Max Township has more renters
Macville Township 90.4%Max Township 79%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Max Township$670/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $542/mo · Housing →
Macville Township$600/mo
Typical home $104K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Max Township and Macville Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Max TownshipMacville Township
Snow a year64″60″
January low-5°F-2°F
July high77°F80°F
Growing season (days)140d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd67th
Outdoors & history
Max TownshipMacville Township
Trails7 mi19 mi
Conserved land52.3%33.9%
Community
Max TownshipMacville Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Max TownshipItasca CountyMacville TownshipAitkin County
Max Township ↔ Macville Township55 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Max TownshipMacville Township
People
Population 141Lowest 159Highest
Median age 56.5±18.3Lowest 46% above MN 58.5±5.7Highest 51% above MN
Macville Township and Max Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.9%±13.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±15.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Macville Township and Max Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.2%±10.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 32.7%±12.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Macville Township and Max Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 4.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.1%±10.3Highest MN: 5.8% 1.3%±6.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Max Township and Macville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,000±$30kHighest 55% below MN $35,893±$13kLowest 60% below MN
Max Township and Macville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,400±$16kHighest 65% below MN $104,200±$69kLowest 68% below MN
Max Township and Macville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $542±$325 58% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $738Highest 78% below MN $675Lowest 80% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Macville Township and Max Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18%Lowest MN: 9.3% 41.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Lowest MN: 72.2% 90.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 27% above MN 32 minHighest 39% above MN
Work from home 14%±12.7Highest MN: 17.6% 7%±11Lowest MN: 17.6%
Max Township and Macville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.28Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Deer River (22%)Grand Rapids (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Macville TownshipFew work in Max Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.3%Highest 33.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.9 miLowest 18.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.2Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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